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DriveID Can Block or Track Driver’s Mobile Use

Don Jergler — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:02 +0000

Fleet managers and parents of teenager drivers were given another weapon in their battle against distracted driving on Tuesday. That’s according to Cellcontrol, the maker of technology to stop distracted driving. The Baton Rouge, La.-based company unveiled its driver identification …

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Injured Workers Opioid Use on Rise in California, Washington

Don Jergler — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:57 +0000

Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read: Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp Washington and California are among states in the U.S. Western Region that have publicly struggled with …

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CEA’s First CIO Reflects C-Suite Trend

Don Jergler — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Technology veteran Todd Coombes’ approach to his new job as the first chief information officer for the California Earthquake Authority is to keep an enterprising yet cautious eye on the risks and rewards that emerging technologies offer. Among the issues …

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California Surplus Lines: LLC Bill Thriving

Don Jergler — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Among a horde of bills wending its way through California’s Legislature, there’s an innocuous looking bill with simple language to change a few words in existing law that could have a great deal of meaning to those in the surplus …

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Bill to Fix California Surplus Lines, LLC Contractors Law Thriving

Don Jergler — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:21:21 +0000

As a horde of bills that’s introduced each year wends their way through both houses of California’s Legislature, a few people in the insurance industry are watching closely an innocuous looking bill with simple language to change a few words …

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RIMS Conference in LA Risks No Loss of Subject Matter

Don Jergler — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act was a much talked about topic at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference, a four-day event in Los Angeles, Calif. in late April that included panels focused on a variety …

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Fireman’s Fund Chief Tackles Sesquicentennial, Market

Don Jergler — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Choosing an historic icon that stood after San Francisco’s great earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co.’s sesquicentennial. In April the company so many …

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Fireman’s Fund Fights for Firefighters

Don Jergler — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:14:41 +0000

You hear a lot of companies promoting their charitable efforts but few have the charitable sounding umph as the name Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. The company was founded in 1863 by ship captain William Holdredge, and the company’s name celebrates …

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Fireman’s Fund Chief Tackles Sesquicentennial, Market

Don Jergler — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:10:50 +0000

Choosing a historic icon that stood after San Francisco’s Great Earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co.’s sesquicentennial. Earlier this month the company so …

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RIMS Wraps Up In Los Angeles, CRO Pay on Rise

Don Jergler — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:05:34 +0000

It appears the chief risk faced by those in charge of risk programs are sky high taxes. According to a survey by the Risk and Insurance Management Society, which wrapped up a four-day conference in Los Angeles with an announcement …

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Terrorism Risk, Flood Insurance and Green Building Hot Topics for Risk Managers: RIMS

Don Jergler — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:57:58 +0000

Renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) was a much talked about topic at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference on Tuesday, a four-day conference in Los Angeles, Calif., that includes panels focused on a variety …

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RIMS in Southern California Touts Risks

Don Jergler — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:47:37 +0000

Risk managers will play a greater role in strategic planning in the near future, according to a report issued on Monday. That was among the plethora of risk related information delivered at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference …

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Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents

Don Jergler — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential development before the recession hit. But when the economy …

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Risk Retention Association Hails Court Ruling in Nevada Battle

Don Jergler — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:59:31 +0000

In a decision the National Risk Retention Association says will help clear any future hurdles faced by risk retention groups in other states, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court ruling that the under federal law the …

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‘Stranger Liability’ For California Wholesalers Settled, but Not Done

Don Jergler — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:09:12 +0000

A few wholesalers groups are breathing a brief sigh of relief following a recent Los Angeles Superior Court decision in a lawsuit involving “stranger liability.” The issue was brought to light in Hull & Co. v. Superior Court, a case …

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Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents

Don Jergler — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:08:39 +0000

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Washington Insurance Commissioner Recovering From Heart Surgery

Don Jergler — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:15:20 +0000

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, the nation’s longest serving insurance commissioner, is recovering after successful heart surgery performed Monday at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. The insurance commissioner’s office made known his surgery and ensuing recovery on Tuesday. Kreidler’s …

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Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case

Don Jergler — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:00:36 +0000

Today David Kosar can be considered one of the nation’s most outspoken insurance agents on the issue of gay marriage. Kosar, owner of David Kosar Insurance Agency-American Family in Everett, Wash., has joined an amicus brief filed by 278 businesses, cities …

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Go Home!

Don Jergler — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

When InsuranceJournal.com posted a story giving the Insurance industry’s take on workplace flexibility following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer’s announcement in February to bring telecommuters back into the office the story proved popular – particularly on LinkedIn.com. A number of …

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Insurer Readiness on Long-Term Effects of Climate Change Called Into Question: Report

Don Jergler — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Insurers rank well in readiness for handling the short-term challenges of extreme weather events, but fall short in preparedness for the long-term effects of climate change, a new report says. A report that surveyed insurers doing business in California, Washington …

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PCI Slams Oregon Bad Faith Proposals

Don Jergler — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:14:59 +0000

A handful of bills proposed in Oregon could hit consumers with nearly $200 million in cost increases and yield a rash of lawsuits, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, which is urging Oregon lawmakers to defeat several …

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Insurance Weighs in on Working from Home

Don Jergler — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:28:18 +0000

Working from home has become a hot topic following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer’s announced plans in late February to bring telecommuters back into the office, and the issue is being taken up by some insurance firms, many of which already …

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Insurance Veteran Looks to Capitalize on Need for Experience

Don Jergler — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:20:22 +0000

Looking back at the beginning of his career in the late 1960s, Steve Stonehouse recalls when there were no perpetuation issues and insurance was a much simpler industry. There were young agents aplenty. That was when he insurance companies hired …

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Passing of Torch at CWCI

Don Jergler — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Workers’ compensation wonk Alex Swedlow will become the fourth president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute following the announced retirement of J. Michael Nolan as president of the group. Nolan’s retirement is effective May 1. CWCI’s board of directors named …

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Industry Predictions

Don Jergler — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

San Diego, Calif.-based Mitchell, a provider of technology and information to the property/casualty claims and collision repair industries, recently released its predictions for trends related to cloud computing and big data analytics. The company homes in on trends it believes …

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Oregon Report: Workers’ Comp Increases Coming

Don Jergler — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

More data is power, but then again knowledge goes only so far – especially in workers’ compensation. A report out in late February shows continued workers’ comp rate decreases on average countrywide through 2011, but don’t expect that to continue, …

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Jones on License Fee Hike, Affordable Care Act

Don Jergler — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:02:15 +0000

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones treaded lightly when discussing a fee increase on insurance licenses to be announced officially next week, but didn’t pull any punches when delivering his thoughts on navigators and the Affordable Care Act. Jones spoke to …

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Report Questions Insurer Readiness, Attitudes on Climate Change

Don Jergler — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:57:51 +0000

A report out Thursday that details responses to a climate change survey from insurers doing business in California, Washington and New York shows many insurers are prepared to deal with today’s extreme weather events, but not longer-term “baseline changes” driven …

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Passing of Torch at California Workers’ Compensation Institute

Don Jergler — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:01:22 +0000

Workers’ compensation wonk Alex Swedlow will become the fourth president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute in 50 years following the announced retirement on Monday of J. Michael Nolan as president of the group. Nolan’s retirement is effective May 1. CWCI’s …

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Colorado Wildfire Safeguards, Concerns with Alert System

Don Jergler — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:12:47 +0000

New safeguards to prevent state-set fires from going out of control have won unanimous approval in the state Senate, and a new report is noting “serious concerns” with two mass calling systems that were used to send evacuation notices to …

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